The New York Giants will face the New York Jets tonight at Giants Stadium in the Meadowlands.

The Vitals:

Game: New York Giants (1-1) @ New York Jets (1-1)
TV: CBS (Ian Eagle, Greg Buttle)
Radio: WFAN-660 (Chris Carlin, Dick Lynch, Carl Banks)
Time: 7:00 p.m. ET

Game Notes:

• WRs Amani Toomer (knee), Steve Smith (groin/hamstring) and Mario Manningham (quad) are all expected to play this evening.
• The Jets and Giants have faced off every summer since 1969, with the Jets leading the preseason series 20-18-1.
• The Giants lead the regular season series against the Jets 7-4. The Giants beat the Jets in their last meeting on October 7th, 2007, by a score of 35-24.
• Last week WR Domenik Hixon lit up the Cleveland Browns, scoring three touchdowns in a span of just over 8 minutes.
• RB Danny Ware was the star of the second half of last week’s game compiling 97 yards on 10 carries and 117 yards on three kickoff returns, averaging 39 yards.
• The Giants trailed 24-14 in the third quarter the last time they faced the Jets before QB Eli Manning touchdown passes to TE Jeremy Shockey and WR Plaxico Burress.
• CB Aaron Ross led the defense in the second half of the last Jets/Giants match up, with two interceptions. His first interception was at the goal line to stop a touchdown drive by the Jets, the second he returned 43 yards for the game winning touchdown with 3:15 left.
• Eli completed 13 of 25 passes for 186 yards, two touchdowns, and an interception against the Jets in their last meeting

Quote of the Day:

“It’s going to be kind of crazy. We don’t play ‘em in the regular season, so this is going to be like the real big game, especially for the young guys, people who haven’t been through it. This is my sixth year. I’ve been through this a bunch of times, but for the young guys who don’t really know what it’s like to be in an actual game atmosphere, I think they’ll get a real taste of it this week.” – Giants defensive end Osi Umenyiora.

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